2520 3 pt hitch arms rubbing - any alternatives?

[2305JD]

Hi everyone,

I like many others have the joy of dealings with the 3 pt hitch arms rubbing my R4's n my 2520 that I just got a few weeks ago. I love the tractor but that part is horrible.

I have tried with my local dealer who is being a complete jerk and not willing to help at all. I even brought the tractor there and he told me the turnbuckles have to be adjusted and if they did it they would charge me.

My tires are already in the wide position and I have an iMatch so I don't see anything fixing the problem other than 2720 arms. I really dont want to spend $810 to buy them.

Does anyone know if any other arms of an older tractor would work that might not cost so much?

Thanks

[ChuckinNH]

It seems to me that I remember reading that JD had a policy that in essence said that if you could not adjust your arms so they didn't rub they would replace them with the 2720 style arms. Do a search on this, or get ahold of your JD area /district rep. There is no reason you should have to put up with this when a fix is available.

[sal64]

hello i think i read a quicktach mite give u more room or weel extentions.

[Danny Faust]

I had the same problem with my 2520. I took the arms off and took them to my dealer to show him the rub marks. He claimed that mine was the first he had heard of it. They did order me a set that has the bend to prevent the rubbing. It took a little talking and showing, but they replaced mine for free. I just had to do the removal and installion which was no big deal.

[Deadman]

Get a JD I match, and relocate the arm locations on the I match, and they NEVER EVER rub. People just won't listen when i say this. It took a few dollars in pins to change it, but its well worth it. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow, because people are making themselves miserable by fighting with their JD dealers about this. Its literally a 1 beer job.

You want the 3 pt arms located inside the I match, instead of on the outside of it, this makes the arms narrower, and they clear my R4's with GIANT double cross-bar V-Bar chains, and never ever touch.

[hanson1999]

i would find a decent dealer to take care of your problems. you shouldn't have to "rig" your imatch to make the arms not rub.....they sell the imatch to fit the tractor....on that new of a tractor they should make it right.

I went through this when i got my 2520 and the dealer ordered the arms before i ever left the place with the tractor. They showed up a few days later and put them on myself at home.

If the loader brackets were to wide for your tractor frame would you put a bunch of washers behind it or make the dealer order the right frame??? Its the same principal on the 3 point. Fix it right and then your done.

[2305JD]

Originally Posted by Deadman

Get a JD I match, and relocate the arm locations on the I match, and they NEVER EVER rub. People just won't listen when i say this. It took a few dollars in pins to change it, but its well worth it. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow, because people are making themselves miserable by fighting with their JD dealers about this. Its literally a 1 beer job.

You want the 3 pt arms located inside the I match, instead of on the outside of it, this makes the arms narrower, and they clear my R4's with GIANT double cross-bar V-Bar chains, and never ever touch.

I do have an iMatch on there and it does drive me crazy that it rubs. I have never looked at putting the arms inside the imatch. A pic would be great.

I have written off this dealer who is 5 minutes from my home and am trying the next one about 30 minutes away. They seem willing to help because they have a 2520 with imatch at their store and it rubs so they are contacting Deere to try and resolve.

Very poor handling of the situation from John Deere on this problem...

[brian22]

I had the same problem with my 2720...and they flipped the tires around...that fixed the problem and gave the tractor a wider stance..they did give me some grief at first ... then I talked to the owner and he took care of it for an easy fix...the service manager tryed charging me 300 to fix it.. I skipped him talked to the owner and now the tractor is perfect

[Deadman]

I didn't get any pics, sorry.
IF someone has a pic of a 2520 with a I match mounted normally, I think i can tell you exactly how I did mine. Its not rocket science, and its not "rigged" either. Its simply moving the mount point "IN", to clearance the tires more.

Flipping my rear wheels did nearly nothing for a width gain, like maybe a 1/2 inch or something tiny. The tires still rubbed with them flipped, so thats why I did this. I did this long before they came out with new arms, so it was the only solution at the time.

[Runner]

Here's a pic of the iMatch with the (new style) arms mounted normally. Old arms are below for comparison.